The color is clear and quite evolved, honey/amber. The nose is clean, med/med+ intenstity but offering complexity with dried apricot and peach, honey and vanilla, a bit of oxidation here with ripe green apple, grape compote, roasted almond, developing to developed. The wine is sweet, full body with high intensity, low alcohol (8%) and high acidity, utterly fascinating in the palate, mouth cleansing acidity, the palate is way better than the nose, ripe fresh fruit, peach, fresh and tinned pineapple, light honey notes, not cloying at all, nice creamy texture like a wonderful lemon pie, caramel and roasted almond in the long finish. Outstanding quality, a grand cru indeed, drinking beautifully now but it could hold.
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Winery Visit (@ Robert Weil, Rheingau): 110 gr./l. residual sugar in this wine. Bouquet with a lot of honey and apricots. A lot of sweetness on the palate; pineapple, apricots etc. Beautiful balance between sweetness and acidity. Can probably last for decades. Great wine!
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#17-08. From half bottle. Golden colour. Pretty strong sulphur on the nose, slightly reminiscent of Prum. Behind that, an enticing aroma of pineapple and green apples. Very sweet on the palate, and that's what seems to hit me first. But there is plenty of green apple acidity to counterbalance everything out. Not the most complex of palates, and perhaps a bit lacking in minerality, this is nonetheless quite a delicious bottle of Auslese.
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Opened a 375ml bottle this evening. Purchased upon release at De Vine Wines in San Francisco and stored in cool cellar since. No ullage issues and cork was intact. Wanted to revisit this wine. Served among friends, so my notes are limited to some general thoughts: Color is lovely and right on target with no indication of early aging. Nose is very rich. Forward fruit flavors that one finds in dessert Rieslings, including a more pronounced apricot element with a slate/iron finish. Good flavors throughout. Good acidity too. Will age another 15 years quite easily. Perfect with Christmas fruitcake, but would like to have tried this with Welsh rarebit as Michael Broadbent mentioned doing in his Decanter magazine on 5/10/10 column.
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Lynch Bages tasting (12 different vintages) at the Rheingau Gourmet Festival 2012: golden amber color; fruit bowl, especially pine apple and grapefruit aromas/flavors; delicate fruit acid on the palate; smooth and ethereal at the same time; like a liquid exotic fruit melange.
Grand finale of the Lynch Bages tasting: this bottle was really a treat.
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The estate fills that this is as good as thier 1959 or 1971. So they say the 1976 Auslese is in its prime. So go ahead and wait 33 years for this one to come around and be in its youth.
It is shockingly beautiful and developed now. Oranage, tangerine and a creaminess not in the other bottles. botry Apperently this vineyard site has some very special geothermal activities that make it what it is. Which makes it result in totally dry botritys. Total production is around 750 bottles. $75 for a half bottle.
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VDP Rheingau Riesling Review 2009 (German House, London, U.K.): @ Great Rheingau Riesling Review 2009, London: Nice, I am carrying a bag of "superfood-fruits" and standing in a traffic jam with the fumes going right through me. In other words, a great nose. Broad attack that takes over the tongue, reminding me of fowl red apples. The mid-p tastes as if one took a handful of Haribo Tropical Fruit minus the "chew-factor". Very good finish.
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My WOTN. Rich golden yellow,heady aromas of mango, candied passion fruit and vanilla. Sweet and creamy on the palate,tantalizing depth is counteracted by saline minerality. A hauntingly naughty wine. Serve this at the end of Valentine Day dinner and you are assured a night- that will be as sweet and unforgetable as this wine.
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12/4/2021 - Orange Tsian wrote: 95 Points
一开始有不少红枣和高级奶油味，起头显得很圆润细腻。随后桃杏脯、柑橘酱、热带水果酱和蜂蜜加入其中，丰富而沉稳干净，随着开瓶时间还变化出几缕椰奶香味。中后段有些红木家具、干金银花、柚子花的味道，收尾也被包裹在绵密的高级奶油中，一副岁月静好。入口结构大，集中度高，酸度高，具有延展性，像是镜湖一样，并伴随着些酥麻感。果味浓郁凝聚且悬浮，有杏脯、菠萝酱、桃子和柑橘酱之类的味道，整体感很强，举重若轻的宗师风范，中后段出高级奶油、红枣、红木，还有在细矿中的流动泉水，不着痕迹，余味长。95/100
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12/26/2020 - LaberMeier Likes this wine: 94 Points
ausgezeichnete Balance aus Säure und Süße, unaufdringlich fruchtig, Honig, Erdbeeren, Passionsfrucht, cremig. Wunderbar
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8/8/2020 - Orange Tsian wrote: 95 Points
第二支，整体上更加集中且具有能量感，酸度高挑，横向延展到口腔中，漂亮地支撑了整体，很结实，富有活力。（95/100）
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8/8/2020 - Orange Tsian wrote: 94 Points
黄桃成熟，菠萝，黄李子等果味，白花香飘飘，成熟中带有跃动的清爽感。入口有种汁水迸裂感。酸度高，贴近舌尖和舌缘，支撑得不错。果味也是清新活跃的黄桃，菠萝，金银花，带有东南亚的夏日风情。中后段有一点点枸杞根，后段的酸奶油和矿物感比较结实板正，结尾微咸。（94～95/100）
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11/25/2015 - berlinhotel Likes this wine: 92 Points
Vertikale Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Auslese 1999 bis 2009
92+
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1/7/2015 - kostaslonis Likes this wine: 93 Points
The color is clear and quite evolved, honey/amber.
The nose is clean, med/med+ intenstity but offering complexity with dried apricot and peach, honey and vanilla, a bit of oxidation here with ripe green apple, grape compote, roasted almond, developing to developed.
The wine is sweet, full body with high intensity, low alcohol (8%) and high acidity, utterly fascinating in the palate, mouth cleansing acidity, the palate is way better than the nose, ripe fresh fruit, peach, fresh and tinned pineapple, light honey notes, not cloying at all, nice creamy texture like a wonderful lemon pie, caramel and roasted almond in the long finish.
Outstanding quality, a grand cru indeed, drinking beautifully now but it could hold.
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9/16/2013 - Zweder Likes this wine: 94 Points
Winery Visit (@ Robert Weil, Rheingau): 110 gr./l. residual sugar in this wine. Bouquet with a lot of honey and apricots. A lot of sweetness on the palate; pineapple, apricots etc. Beautiful balance between sweetness and acidity. Can probably last for decades. Great wine!
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6/27/2013 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
#17-08. From half bottle. Golden colour. Pretty strong sulphur on the nose, slightly reminiscent of Prum. Behind that, an enticing aroma of pineapple and green apples. Very sweet on the palate, and that's what seems to hit me first. But there is plenty of green apple acidity to counterbalance everything out. Not the most complex of palates, and perhaps a bit lacking in minerality, this is nonetheless quite a delicious bottle of Auslese.
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12/22/2012 - John Dunlap wrote: 92 Points
Opened a 375ml bottle this evening. Purchased upon release at De Vine Wines in San Francisco and stored in cool cellar since. No ullage issues and cork was intact. Wanted to revisit this wine. Served among friends, so my notes are limited to some general thoughts: Color is lovely and right on target with no indication of early aging. Nose is very rich. Forward fruit flavors that one finds in dessert Rieslings, including a more pronounced apricot element with a slate/iron finish. Good flavors throughout. Good acidity too. Will age another 15 years quite easily. Perfect with Christmas fruitcake, but would like to have tried this with Welsh rarebit as Michael Broadbent mentioned doing in his Decanter magazine on 5/10/10 column.
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3/4/2012 - Fatty Cat wrote: 96 Points
Lynch Bages tasting (12 different vintages) at the Rheingau Gourmet Festival 2012: golden amber color; fruit bowl, especially pine apple and grapefruit aromas/flavors; delicate fruit acid on the palate; smooth and ethereal at the same time; like a liquid exotic fruit melange.
Grand finale of the Lynch Bages tasting: this bottle was really a treat.
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2/28/2012 - mwanasheria wrote: 92 Points
Dunn Howell Mountain Tasting (Eltville, Germany): Mango, passion fruit, honey, nice bitterness and minerality.
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3/8/2009 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 Points
A tasting at Weingut Robert Weil (Kiedrich): Wonderful botrytis, rich and stylish.
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2/25/2009 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
The estate fills that this is as good as thier 1959 or 1971. So they say the 1976 Auslese is in its prime. So go ahead and wait 33 years for this one to come around and be in its youth.
It is shockingly beautiful and developed now. Oranage, tangerine and a creaminess not in the other bottles.
botry
Apperently this vineyard site has some very special geothermal activities that make it what it is. Which makes it result in totally dry botritys. Total production is around 750 bottles. $75 for a half bottle.
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2/5/2009 - namri wrote: 90 Points
VDP Rheingau Riesling Review 2009 (German House, London, U.K.): @ Great Rheingau Riesling Review 2009, London:
Nice, I am carrying a bag of "superfood-fruits" and standing in a traffic jam with the fumes going right through me. In other words, a great nose. Broad attack that takes over the tongue, reminding me of fowl red apples. The mid-p tastes as if one took a handful of Haribo Tropical Fruit minus the "chew-factor". Very good finish.
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6/21/2008 - Sladky wrote: 96 Points
My WOTN. Rich golden yellow,heady aromas of mango, candied passion fruit and vanilla. Sweet and creamy on the palate,tantalizing depth is counteracted by saline minerality. A hauntingly naughty wine. Serve this at the end of Valentine Day dinner and you are assured a night- that will be as sweet and unforgetable as this wine.
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